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Ezra Holdings - No deal

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Publish date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013, 12:54 PM
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Industry sources have reported that Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has failed to obtain its management's approval for an acquisition of Ezra to spearhead SHI's new thrust into subsea. We believe a lack of track record on the part of Ezra could have been the deal stopper.

SHI started to look at M&As in the subsea business from 2011, to diversify away from the crowded commercial shipbuilding and offshore business. Ezra was one of its targets. We are doubtful of Ezra's traction in subsea, both in winning sizeable orders and profitability, which may be de-rating catalysts for our intact Underperform rating. Our target price stays at 10.5x CY14 P/E, -1SD from its 5-year mean.
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